Handy-Dandy Ustream Producer File Broadcaasting Upload Cheat Sheet (What works and what doesn't)

Online Broadcasting – Formatting Guidelines

Ustream Producer: Compatible Formats:

.wmv (Windows Media)

The first thing you need to know about Ustream Producer with Wirecast, is, when using said software, always remember, All Video File Formats are NOT Created Equal. Some won't play on Ustream (.avi), and other file formats result in slow, choppy video (.mp4)

Windows 8 and Ustream (The Broadcast Engineer's Cheat Sheet)

Incompatible Formats:

Most downloaded Files

like:

.avi

.MPEG

.MP4 (choppy playback) (convert to wmv through wondershare converter)

Warning!:

DON'T use Windows Media Player to play WMV (Windows Media Video) files

It causes a force restart.

Play Quicktime files with quicktime player

For Quicktime (and) .wmv files, only use either:

Universal Player:

WonderShare Player (Ring avatar)

VSO Media Player

Not so Universal Video file formats:

.Quicktime

.mp4